Breck was established in 1886 in Wilder, Minnesota and named after Episcopal missionary the Rev.
Then, in the fall of 1922 it moved a few more blocks west to Como and Hendon (now a part of the Luther Seminary).
A fire destroyed the original Chapel of the Holy Spirit at the school's River Road location in Minneapolis in 1979.
In January 2017, Natalia Rico Hernández was named 16th Head of School, beginning her tenure in July 2017.
Breck's language programs, including Spanish, French, and Mandarin, extend from preschool to 12th grade.
A popular topic of the debate was regarding Moira Southern's award winning genetics project.